Chapter 4

Chapter 4

PRIVACY

VIGNETTE 

Privacy concerns abound with new IRS systems

 1.)What information about you is being held,who is holding it,and what is this information being used for?

Ans:

Most of us give information about ourselves to groups such as Government bodies, banks, insurance companies, medical professionals and telephone companies to use their services or meet certain conditions. Organisations or individuals can also get information about us from other sources. Under data protection law, you have rights regarding the use of these personal details and data controllers have certain responsibilities in how they handle this information.(http://www.dataprotection.ie)

2.)What measures are being taken to safeguard this information, and what happens if it is inadvertently disclosed or deliberately stolen?  

Ans:

When you give your personal details to an organisation or individual, they have a duty to keep these details private and safe. This process is known as data protection. We refer to organisations or individuals who control the contents and use of your personal details as 'data controllers'.

If you think that an organisation or individual may be holding some of your personal details, you can ask them to confirm this within 21 days. If they do have personal details about you, they must tell you which details they hold and the reason why they are holding this information. You can ask for this information free of charge.(www.dataprotection.ie)

Case 3: Is Google Watching You?

1.)How does Google’s business model use personal data?

Ans:

 Google is firmly committed to the privacy of our advertisers and users. [ While Google does add a cookie to a user's computer when he/she clicks on an ad, this cookie expires in 30 days, and Google does not associate a user's search activity with his/her ad click history. Further, Google does not collect or track personally identifying information, and does not reveal individual information to third parties. Users who do not wish to participate in tracking activities can easily disable Google's conversion tracking cookie in their Internet browser's user preferences settings. These users will not be included in your conversion tracking statistics. ] (http://www.weegy.com)

2.)What do you think are the major privacy concerns raised by Google’s business model and
applications?

Ans:

I think the major privacy concerns raised by Google's business model and applications is there technology was very open to the public and so others can sneak on it.((http://www.weegy.com)

3.)Do you think Google has taken adequate measures to protect its users’ privacy? Explain
your answer.

Ans:

Yes, I believe they have since they adhere to their own Privacy Policy that requires they handle information in a secure manner.(http://www.weegy.com)